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SUNDAY’S much-anticipated return of the MCC to Philiphaugh, after a gap of 119 years, lived up to all expectations.

× PLANS to allocate former green belt for employment use have been met with disdain from local residents. A consultation period for the Goldthorpe masterplan framework, on a site dubbed ES10 in Barnsley Council’s local plan development blueprint to the south of the Dearne Valley Parkway - was undertaken in January. Locals, who are part of the Dearne Residents Action Group, have hit out against the plans - which will see a 72.9-hectare site used for ‘essential’ employment use. The site was formerly allocated as green belt but was released for use as...

× A SOCIALLY-DISTANCED rally was held in the town centre last weekend to show support for Palestinians suffering from Israeli bombardment. A total of 15 people from Barnsley Trades Union Council (BTUC) and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) attended the rally, which was linked to a number of rallies across the country. It marked the 73rd year since the Nakba of 1948 when 700,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes during the creation of Israel. Attendees heard speeches about the destruction of Gaza from Israeli air and tank attacks - the death...